Tag Archives: Movies

Things I learned this week

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

“Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.”  – Winston Churchill I learned this week… …that I am not destined for a career in field geology.   … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

“There is no monopoly on common sense, on either side of the political fence.” – Russians.  Sting, 1985. I learned this week… …that the gender of certain species of tortoise is determined by incubation temperature.  Who knew?  Becomingcliche did, that’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Dad

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Today would have been my father’s 60th birthday. These are a few of the things that always remind me of him. One of my dad’s favorite movies. We watched it nearly every weekend when we lived in Germany. Happy Birthday, … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week…

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

“Que sais-je?” ― Michel de Montaigne I learned this week… …that it is necessary, from a quality control standpoint, to sample all of the treats I bake before giving them out to my friends and family.  Unfortunately, my stomach did … Continue reading →

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“Nobody puts Baby in the corner.”

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

A few blog entries back, I made my feelings known about what seems to be the popular new past time in Hollywood – remaking and rebooting everything under the sun.  I thought for sure they’d hit rock bottom with the remake of Footloose (and … Continue reading →

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